All Hallows Eve, Wish List and Recommendations:

So I wanted to make a list of books perfect for Halloween, fall and these darker nights and chills. <3

Nightfall by Jake Haller & Peter Kunjawinski 

'On Marins Island, sunrise doesn't come every twenty-four hours it comes every twenty-eight years. The rituals are puzzling bizarre. Just as the ships are about to set sail, a teenage boy goes missing. But night is falling. Their island is changing. And it may already be too late.'

Slasher Girls and Monster Boys stories selected by April Genevieve Tucholke

'A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. From bloody horror, to the supernatural, to unsettling, all too possible realism, this collection has something for everyone looking for an absolute thrill.'

Thirteen Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt

'Luke has been left in charge of his father's ghost collection. They want revenge, and in the absence of the father, they're more than happy to take the son. Luke has just thirteen days to uncover the closely guarded secrets of black magic, and send the unquiet spirits to their eternal rest.' 

Conversion by Katherine Howe

'The first victim is gorgeous, popular Clara. More students follow suit with new symptoms. Experts scramble to find something, or someone, to blame. But there is one thing no one has factored in: the school's town was once Salem Village - and it seems history is about to repeat itself.'

The Merciless by Danielle Vega

'Sofia's expectations are shattered when her new friends kidnap Brooklyn, a troubled classmate, and attempt to save her. The girls stage an exorcism, but their efforts spiral wildly out of control. Sofia will learn who is good and who is evil. What she discovers is the biggest surprise of all...'

Survive the Night also by Danielle Vega

'Casey doesn't think Survive the Night could get any worse...until she comes across Julie's mutilated body. And by the time they get back to the party, everyone is gone. But every manhole is sealed shut, and every noise echoes eerily in the dark, reminding them they're not alone. They're being hunted.'

Alice by Christina Hendry

'Alice has been in the mental hospital for years. All she can remember is a tea party long ago. Long ears and blood. When Alice escapes, something escapes with her. And the truth she so desperately seeks is so much stranger than any madman's ranting.'

And pretty much anything by Stephen King - no more needs to be said there!

I've personally read and would highly recommend:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

'One of the masterpieces of nineteenth-century Gothicism. A subversive and morbid story warning against the dehumanisation of art and the corrupting influence of science. The prototype of the science fiction novel, it has spawned countless adaptations but retains it's original power.'

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

'Oskar and Eli. Both victims. Against the odds, they became friends. Oskar dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened. Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood.'

The Shining by Stephen King

'When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control. The hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive? Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too, is beginning to shine...'

(The above 3 being some of my favourite books ever!)

And Dracula by Bram Stoker

'When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries. Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England. In the ensuing battle of wills between Dracula and a determined group of adversaries - led by van Helsing - Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre, probing into questions of identity, sanity and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.'

* Read any of these? Any other suggestions? Has this list given you ideas? Please comment below & thumbs up this post! x